Other horrible things Vecna showed Will on Stranger Things.

The series finale of Netflix’s Stranger Things has been a little action and a lot of Emmy money shots in which characters resolve issues we didn’t even remember they had and use super original metaphors like, “you don’t get to write the ending…not this time.” As usual, we bring you deep analysis and insights you won’t find anywhere else.
 
On Season Five, episode seven, demon stick person Vecna captures Will while he’s sleeping (?) and uses him to locate his friend Max who is in a coma, so he can kill her. In addition to using him as a tracking device, Will reveals to his mother, friends, and brother that Vecna also showed him other “horrible things” including that his loved ones would not be cool with his coming out as gay. After what seems like an hour, Will finally spits it out and says he’s homosexual, and we are forced to remember a time when this was actually a big deal and people spent an inordinate amount of time prepping everyone for the news. 
 
In case you don’t follow the series, Vecna was once Henry Creel, a test subject for evil government experiments who somehow turned into an all-powerful creature made of vines and squirmy tentacles and changed his name to Vecna because that was way cooler than Henry Creel. His powers allow him to command demon servants who capture townspeople, put them in trances, and place them in a netherworld in which they all live in Henry’s childhood home with him. 
 
Instead of capturing all the hot chicks from Hawkins and having them live in a mansion with him as the only man in their universe who provides for their needs and desires, Henry chooses to snatch children who he must entertain, feed, and constantly assuage. Interesting choice considering he could have had a bunch of strippers and cheerleaders competing for his affections, but he thought it was better to be a babysitter. But before you start thinking he’s an obvious child molester, remember that the reason he chooses children is because, unlike strippers, their minds are more malleable, and they are easy to manipulate. O.K. He does sound like a child molester. 
 
Anyway, Vecna threatens Will with the possibility that his gayness will repel everyone, but instead of hiding in the closet, he bravely tells everyone and it takes like an hour (see above). We assumed the “horrible” things Vecna showed him were mutant spider kittens and the world ending. But it was more about perceived social embarrassment and humiliation. Brilliant. Because those are the really scary things, right?
 
In a profound discovery that will change the trajectory of the Stranger Things world, we tell you the other horrible things Vecna showed Will that weren’t revealed on the show. 
 
Six other “horrible” things Vecna showed Will. 
 
1. Will calls Hopper “dad” by accident and it’s super embarrassing for him. Hopper acts like it’s no big deal, but he’s not a great actor so they both just kind of stare at each other awkwardly for a few seconds, hoping Will’s mom will come in and break up the mortifying silence. But she’s out shopping or something. So it just continues. 

2. Will is hanging out with Mike, Lucas, and Dustin and Mike leaves to get snacks at the grocery store. Will suddenly has a craving for Cool Ranch Doritos but since there are no cell phones unless you’re super rich, he can’t just call him and say, “Hey Mike. Make sure you pick up some Cool Ranch Doritos!” Instead, Will has to just hope Mike gets some, but he doesn’t, so Will is stuck eating a bunch of crap he doesn’t even want, like fucking regular Ruffles and something called Chicken in a Biscuit.  

3. Will calls Joe but can’t remember why. Joe isn’t there, so it goes to his answering machine, but since Will can’t remember why he called, he has nothing to say and just breathes and then it becomes a thing where if he does say anything it’ll be weird and if he doesn't it's weirder.

4. Vecna’s on Spring Break with Will and since this is a vision of something that could happen Will freaks out because he would NEVER choose to go on Spring Break with him. So it sucks. But Vecna pays for everything and the place they stay is super cool and there are a lot of chicks, but that also sucks because they’re not into that (see above). 

5. Will flat out pees his pants. At work. At a job he doesn’t have yet, but it’s a vision of that. And everyone’s staring at him and he tries to explain that he hasn’t peed his pants since he was a kid, but nobody believes him because there he is, pissing his pants, right in front of them.  

​6. Will shows up to a Christmas party with what he thinks is an awesome outfit. Turns out, Dustin is wearing the same one, and while they try not to be “girls” about it, one of them has to change, because they are kind of girls about it. Dustin refuses to be the one to go home and pick a new outfit. So Will just decides to ride it out, but it’s unbearable because every time he starts relaxing and feeling a buzz, he looks across the room and there’s fucking Dustin, wearing the same fucking sweater, pants, and socks. 

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